IGN Comics SMASH!! Vol. 2 Issue #14

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An epic recap of the past few weeks, including all of the blockbuster news from Marvel and DC. Siege, Brightest Day, Batman and Robin and more!

By Rich, Iverson and Dan Phillips

It has been a crazy, crazy few weeks. I know we've neglected our podcast duties lately, but understand this is not due to lack of interest. Floods of interviews, announcements, breaking news, illness, family emergencies and all of the usual day-to-day, behind-the-scenes coordination with IGN Comics and IGN as a whole have simply devoured the team's time as of late, derailing the usual podcast efforts. Trust us when we say we really enjoy chatting about comics and sharing our conversations with you. We're equally frustrated by the inadequate and spotty output as of late.

The Crew has started determining how to make the process a bit smoother, and rest assured some solid, solid options have presented themselves. Despite the fact that this breakneck pace is looking like it will continue in the weeks and months ahead, Rich's team is reasonably certain podcasts can continue at a much better pace than they have been lately.

Being away has not made us rusty at all however. In many ways I think this is our best podcast yet, full of the insight, opinion and insane banter you've come to know and love. My crew and I tour through the new DC executives and their roles in the industry, Marvel's Avengers news, the Brightest Day announcements, the various new projects that have been announced in the past couple weeks and the major book releases of February. Oddly enough the past couple weeks were so slow, we didn't miss much in our hiatus.

At any rate, we've ironed out a few bumps and, barring unforeseen circumstances or major trips, the podcasts should be coming at a better frequency. Understand that while we are the biggest comic book site on the 'Net, we run with a very, very limited staff. That's quite honestly why we run into trouble with podcasts - productions that require three people to set aside a couple focused hours in one location. It's harder than it sounds, trust me. But we're working on getting this to you more often, because we realize many of you really, truly want IGN Comics Smash on a regular basis. And we will deliver.